NWS Albuquerque NMFF.W 0156September 18, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bernalillo, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a flash flood warning for Bernalillo in New Mexico, which was in force until 12:00 a.m. local time on September 19. It was the 156th flash flood warning the NWS office in Albuquerque issued in 2026. New Mexico had 190 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 21 in an average September of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's flash flood warnings by year).
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Bernalillo
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:02 p.m. MDT, September 18, 2026
- Expires
- 12:00 a.m. MDT, September 19, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ FF.W 0156
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico since 2008Every warning type in New Mexico
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The notice as issued
FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bernalillo County in central New Mexico... * Until midnight MDT. * At 902 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Eastern Albuquerque and Sandia Heights. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 160 and 168. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 221 and 230. This warning is primarily for the arroyos and diversion channels within the affected area due to the expected increase in rapidly flowing water. Please avoid arroyos, diversion channels and any other areas that are flooded.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico since 2008165 a year
- Every warning type in New Mexico
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels